Inside Athletics

Johan Lopez enters his second season as the Head Diving Coach
for the USMMA Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Teams in
2014-15. Lopez served the previous four seasons as the Head
Diving Coach at his alma mater, Lehman College. He was a
member of the coaching staff that led Lehman to the 2013 CUNYAC
Chamnpionship.

Lopez was a three-time CUNYAC diving champion, capturing
individual crowns in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In his time as a
coach at Lehman College, Lopez was also responsible for the
maintenance and upkeep of Apex Pool. He served as the
head lifeguard at Apex Pool as well as the assistant equipment
manager and team coordinator. Lopez also ran a very
successful pre-team swimming program, which graduates children of
all ages onto the Apex Swim Team. In that project, he worked
with people ranging from ages five to twenty-seven in learning how
to swim competitively.

Lopez also coached an outdoor summer team at the Larchmont Yacht
Club Pool (LYC), which is the size of two Olympic pools.
Lopez's responsibilities ranged from coaching to maintaining
a safe environment for children and adults who use the
facility. At the Larchmont Yacht Club he coached the 2012
County Diving Champion.

Lopez served as the diving coach at several high schools between
2010-12 including Rye High School, Mamaroneck High School,
Bronxville High School, and The Ursuline School. He had a
male and female diver qualify to NYSPHSAA Swimming & Diving
Championships every season and had one diver receive All-American
recognition in 2010 and 2011.

Lopez holds a Bachelor's of Science in Dietetics, Food &
Nutrition and is currently pursuing a Master's of Mathematics at
Lehman College. He is American Red Cross as well as USA
Diving Certified and currently resides in Mount Vernon, NY.